WORLD · November, 2021 · Global Voices Advox

WORLD · November, 2021

Stories about WORLD from November, 2021

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan tighten the screws on media freedom

Bans, spying, and censorship have become daily obstacles to journalism

Written by Paolo Sorbello

29 November 2021

An interview with media scholar Rose Luqiu about WeChat and techno-nationalism

Her research explains Chinese diaspora's unwavering loyalty to WeChat

Written by Oiwan Lam

29 November 2021

Cambodian rapper vows to continue writing critical songs after a year in jail for incitement

Authorities said his lyrics might incite people to commit crimes

Written by Mong Palatino

28 November 2021

Press Freedom and the Indian Judiciary

Indian courts have protected press freedom over the years

Written by Unbias The News

26 November 2021

Myanmar rappers express rage and resistance against the military regime

Rappers have banded together to produce an anti-junta music album

Written by Mong Palatino

26 November 2021

Legislating repression: Libya’s new cybercrime law

Many Libyans see the new laws as violating their rights

Written by SMEX

20 November 2021

Disparity in the data collection policies of some pan-African firms in Uganda raises privacy concerns

MTN and Airtel have different policies in other African countries.

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

17 November 2021

In Turkey, 30 people face investigation over social media posts that ‘insulted the president’

The users are accused of insulting the president

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

9 November 2021

Indonesian court allows internet blocking amid social unrest

The ruling has implications for freedom of speech in Southeast Asia

Written by Sydney Allen

9 November 2021

Behind the success of the Kenyan Twitter disinformation campaign to discredit the Pandora Papers

New report reveals a flourishing Twitter disinformation industry in Kenya

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

6 November 2021

#HandsOffOurLibraries: Scholars protest removal of ‘subversive’ books from Philippine universities

Concerned scholars launch online archive of “endangered” publications

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

5 November 2021

Belarus authorities block access to more independent media added to extremist list

Media crackdown in Belarus now targeting foreign outlets and readers

Written by Tanya Lokot

5 November 2021

Turkey: new report highlights the extent of censorship online

The 120 page document details cases of blocked online content in 2020

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 November 2021

Thai protesters demand the abolition of royal defamation law

Authorities have been using the law to arrest pro-democracy activists

Written by Prachatai

2 November 2021

Singapore's new law against ‘foreign interference’ threatens to undermine free speech

A tool to end foreign meddling, or to suppress dissent?

Written by Mong Palatino

1 November 2021